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Censorship in Mexico
Censorship in Mexico includes all types of suppression in free speech in Mexico. In 2016, Reporters Without Borders ranked Mexico 149 out of 180 in the World Press Freedom Index, declaring Mexico to be “the world’s most dangerous country for journalists.” Under the current Mexican Constitution, both freedom of information and expression are to be protected under the legislation from Article 6, which states that "the expression of ideas shall not be subject to any judicial or administrative investigation, unless it offends good morals, infringes the rights of others, incites to crime, or disturbs the public order," and Article 7 in regards to "freedom of writing and publishing writings on any subject is inviolable. No law or authority may establish censorship, require bonds from authors or printers, or restrict the freedom of printing, which shall be limited only by the respect due to private life, morals, and public peace."

In a 2015 article by Foreign Affairs, Senior Partners in Control Risks Geert Aalbers (specializing in Brazil) and Nick Panes (specializing in Mexico City) claim that "local Mexican press is not free," bringing attention to more recent corruption scandals that are often made public through international press.

Attacks and Threats Against Journalists
The dangers posed to journalists in Mexico has been an ongoing issue since the Mexican Revolution, but in more recent times the extent of these threats and murders have escalated. In August of 2016, Reporters Without Borders wrote that Veracruz was "one of the most dangerous states in Mexico for journalists," while also reporting that "176 cases of violence, intimidation, threats, aggression, cyber-attacks, blackmail, murder and enforced disappearance in which journalists were the victims from 2013 to June 2016."

The Organization of American States (OAS) claims to uphold the principles that believe “the murder, kidnapping, intimidation of and/or threats to social communicators, as well as the material destruction of communications media violate the fundamental rights of individuals and strongly restrict freedom of expression. It is the duty of the state to prevent and investigate such occurrences, to punish their perpetrators and to ensure that victims receive due compensation.”